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Work selling pet supplies and am very familiar with a lot of the more popular birds out there.

I've had a few parakeets, a grey and yellow tiel and my beloved Quaker Parrot, Tazz. Also known as a Monk Parakeet. He had the intelligence of a two year old. Could actually have a conversation with you. Had him for 22 years. That was a tough loss. But, I'm a bird person anyway so any birds just steal my soul. I've had two cats, a black lab, a golden retriever, a border collie right from the moors of England, and five bichon frise's that took over the house. I mean they acted like they were the family pets when company came around but when we were alone, they ruled. Tough bunch. The veterinarian staff used to call them the Bichon Mafia.

No pets right now. It's kind of nice to be my own boss again. Hey, nice to hear from you again!!

Well, kids are running away from Facebook to other social platforms, and Facebook by itself has a different focus I suppose - family/friends/acquaintance voyeurism of sorts, combined with likes and IMs. Unfortunately you are right, technical discussion forums with a bit of flair/friendships/spice gathered around common interests are rarer these days. People ran to Google/Reddit/Facebook, the topics and platforms are shifting, the net is ever-expanding, common users have less time and patience to get technical, etc.